My Top 5 Albums of All-Time

In no particular order, my 5 all-time favourite albums ...

I don't think there hasn't been a week since the release of Hotel California that I haven't played/heard at least one track, let alone the whole album. It has to be the most listened to album in my entire life, even more so since The Eagles fetched the DVD out 'Hell Freezes Over' which has most of the Hotel California songs on.

If ever there was a script for a movie with a ready-made soundtrack available, it has to be Hotel California.

1. Hotel California (6:30)
2. New Kid in Town (5:03)
3. Life in the Fast Lane (4:46)
4. Wasted Time (4:56)
5. Wasted Time (Reprise) (1:23)
6. Victim of Love (4:09)
7. Pretty Maids All in a Row (3:58)
8. Try and Love Again (5:10)
9. Last Resort (7:28)

Led Zeppelin - what hasn't been said/written about them ? The highlight track of '3' has to be "Since I've been loving you" though the whole album is a highlight for me, the most played of all the Led Zep. albums in my collection ~ on vinyl, of course.

1. Immigrant Song (2:25)
2. Friends (3:54)
3. Celebration Day (3:29)
4. Since I've Been Loving You (7:23)
5. Out On the Tiles (4:06)
6. Gallows Pole (4:56)
7. Tangerine (3:10)
8. That's the Way (5:37)
9. Bron-Y-Aur Stomp (4:16)
10. Hats Off to (Roy) Harper (3:42)

Fleetwood Mac's 'Rumours' feels as fresh today as when it was first released. A massive worldwide selling album that seemed to be a musical portrayal of the Band's personal relationships that was universal in it's appeal to everyone.

1. Second Hand News
2. Dreams
3. Never Going Back Again
4. Don't Stop
5. Go Your Own Way
6. Songbird
7. Chain
8. You Make Loving Fun
9. I Don't Want to Know
10. Oh Daddy
11. Gold Dust Woman

John Lennon's last album before his untimely death, has some great tracks on it but what I didn't realise until a good few years after enjoying listening to it, is the concept that it is a 'Love Opera' between John and Yoko, each performing a track after the other.

1. (Just Like) Starting Over

2. Kiss Kiss Kiss
3. Cleanup Time
4. Give Me Something
5. I'm Losing You
6. I'm Moving On
7. Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)
8. Watching The Wheels
9. Yes, I'm Your Angel
10. Woman
11. Beautiful Boys
12. Dear Yoko
13. Every Man Has A Woman Who Loves Him
14. Hard Times Are Over

Not a well-known choice, I'm sure, but the cover of this70's Prog. Rock album was from Roger Dean, who is probably better known than the Group who recorded this album 'Charge'.

Recently it was digitally remastered onto CD, I would recommend that a copy would be well worth a listen !

1. Give Your Hand

2. Well We Might
3. Get One Together
4. Wait for You
5. Mix Your Mind with the Moonbeams
6. Watching the World Pass By